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Perhaps this is because this method allows the new aquarist to have life in their aquarium while the tank is still new. The key to stocking an aquarium is to be patient!

The following is a list of fish, which, in our experience, have proven hardy enough to survive the initial "break in" period of a freshwater aqua

After your fish is in the fishbowl, feed it right away. However, be sure to not feed it too much. Usually, just a pinch of fish food will be sufficient for your goldfish. Fish bowls will usually need to be cleaned about once every week or so.

Some useful tips on Goldfish Care.

Usually, only two goldfish should be in the same fishbowl, aquarium or fish tank. Any more, and it will jeopardize the health of your goldfish. If your

Boy (& Girl) there are lots of filter products; and laudatory claims to go along with them. Happily, folks in the West have been keeping marine aquaria since the 1950s with little more than undergravel filter knowledge and practice. Heres another area where you dont have to be an engineer to be successful; dont let the material here or advertisements elsewhere overwhelm you.

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Overflow water gravity feeds via pipe to the reservoir sumps, out of the public view. Here the water is heated, filtered and sterilized; using some combination of fluidized bed (wet-dry), sand, diatomaceous-earth, cartridge filtration to remove particulates; chemical filtrants such as carbon, peat and zeolite; and physical filters like ultraviolet sterilization ozone, protein skimmers to reduce organics. There are many companies offering these products and design services (see p.282 of PSMs Buying Guide & Directory, Special Product

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The Balanced Aquarium: Once very common, aquariums like this are rare these days. Before modern filtration devices were invented, this was the only means of keeping an aquarium. Usually equipped only with aeration or a simple power filter, a balanced aquarium has many plants (or lots of photosynthetic organisms in a marine version), and very very few fish, so that all of the nitrogen produced by the fish is used by the plants (or algae and corals in saltwater). An example of a balanced freshwater aquarium would be a 55 gallon tank, heavily planted with only about

DIY Aquarium Cave
This tidbit I recieved in the mail today was too good not to share. Mark Shoemaker and Esther Baum wrote these great 10 step do it yourself instructions for creating an....